Seat for use in road or rail vehicles



, June 11, 1935. E. BUGATTl SEAT FOR USE IN ROAD OR RAIL VEHICLES Filed Nov. 21, 1933 Patented June 11, 1935 it i 2,004,850 SEAT FOR USE IN ROAD R RAIL VEHICLES Ettore Bugatti, Molsheim, France T Application November 21, 1933, Serial No. 699,071

In France November 28, 1932 Claims. (01. 155-99) The object of the present invention is to provide a seat that is more especi'ahy intended for use in road or rail vehicles, said seat being adapted to be used in opposite directions.

To this effect, accordingto my invention, the .back of the seat, which is-padded only on one side, and the cushion, or portion of the seat that is to be sat upon are mounted on a common frame, in such manner that it is possible, by displacing f the back, or the back and-the cushion, with respect to said frame, which is stationary, to tip the seat toward the frontor toward the rear of the vehicle. 1

According, to a first embodiment of my invention, the back may occupy either of two symmetrical positions, one at the front and the other at the rear of a cushion of uniform thickness. The change of positionisperformed either by fully removing the back and engaging it on the otherside in suitable guiding. organs, or, by caus- 'ingits support or frame to pivot in the'frame of .the seat and by turning the padding so as to bring it into the desired position. 1

Advantageously, the cushion may rest on bent ,the invention, one of these parts is utilized as the seat proper when the whole is turned in one direction and, as the back when thewhole is turned in the opposite direction, fixation organs being provided for. maintaining these elements on the frame that carries the arms.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be hereinafter described withreference to the accompanying drawing, given merely by way of example, and in which:

Figs. 1 and 2 are a side elevational view and.

a front view, respectively, of a seat according to the present invention;

Figs. 3 and 4 are similar views of another embodiment in which the back of the seat is pivoted in the frame;

Figs. 5 and 6 are a side View and a front view, respectively, ofa seat comprising two elements assembled together and each of which act-s as the seat proper when the whole is turned in one direction and as theback when the whole is turned in the opposite direction.

The seat according to the present invention and shown in the drawing comprises a support consisting of two lateral frames I, which carry. 5 the arms 2 of the seat and are connected together by cross members-3, 3' located close to the ground and other cross members 5, 5 located at'the'level .of cushion 4, (Figs; 1 and 2). I

The back 6 consists of a frame which'is pro- 10 videjd at its lower end with forks 6 which may engage either on cross member 3 or on cross member 3. This back, whichis padded only on one side 9, is therefore keptin position on the one hand by one of the cross members 3, 3', on which 15 is engaged each of these forks Baand on the other hand by one of the cross members 5, 5 onwhich rests said frame 6 (see for instance the position shown in solid lines in Fig. l). I i

The rear portion of cushion 4 rests on longitu-. 20 dinal supports 1 bent at their ends at T while the front part of said cushion rests on the other upper cross member'5. These cross members 5 and 5 also serve to the fixation-of supports 1. It will be noted that, with this arrangement, the 25 cushion is inclined as in an arm-chair.

In order to pass from the position A (shown in solid lines) into the position B (shown in dotted lines), frame 6 must be removed from between frames I and turned through an angle of.-

180 about a vertical axis. After pushing cushion l, the forks 6 of frame 6 are engaged on cross member 3 and frame 6 is caused to rest against cross member 5, while the cushion, by sliding along the inclined portions of supportsfil, is brought into the proper inclined position, so. as

to assume the position shown in dotted lines in Fig.1. R

In Figs. 3 and 4 I have shown anotherembodiment of my invention according to which cushion 4 is fixed in the frame by means of cross members 5, 5', while the frame 6 of the back pivots about a cross member 8 fixed in the middle part of the frame I, close to the ground.

In order to pass from position A (shown in solid lines) into position 13 (shown in dotted lines), it suffices to push frame 6, by causing it to pivot about cross member 8, into contact with stops l2. Simultaneously, the frame It] that carries the padding 9 of the back is caused to pivot, through an angle of (in the direction of arrow 1) about trunnions II and it is locked in' i the position shown at B by means of spring mounted fingers I3 engaging in holes I 0 of frame I0. 56

45 s may be-vobtained through any suitable: means.

identical padded elements H, hinged to each other at I8, and maintained in the proper relative position by means of sectors I9. sides opposed to the padding, these elements are provided with hooks 20, so that the element I! that forms the back may be fixed to theupper cross member 5' of the: seat frame, iforinstance, while the element l1 that forms .the seataproper simply rests on the other upper cross member 5 (Fig. 5). tIn orderto pass from position- Aishown in solid lines in Fig. 5) to position B (shown in dotted ,llineszin theusame-figure), it suffices to hook the element l] that previously formed theseat on cross-memberrithe element I1v that formed the fback- -nowresting on crosstmember 5', so-as to now constituterthe seat= proper.

;In:'this;case, I- may also provide a head rest 2|,

pivoted to the frame H of each element 1 1. This 3 elementr isfllocked' in either of its positionsof uti- Jiza'tionbymeans ofllocking members 22. I might salsa-provide in this casean ash tray similar to (-that shownrin-the embodiment of Figs. 3 and 4.

.Advantageously, the sectors Hithat serve to: M angularly fix to each other elements ll are eadaptedto vary the. angular position of said eleaments with respect'to each other; Foriinstance sments I! and-on'which is-screwed anut 3l-which serves :to .fixithese two elements I! r in any desired angularrelationwith respect to eachother.

xAsifor the locking of the pivoting portions it While Ihave described what I- deem to'be practical andeIfici-entembodiments of my invention,

, itnshouldi'be'well understood that I do not wish mtopbe llimited thereto as there -might be "changes @501 made in the: arrangement; disposition and form;

J 1.:-'%A.seat of the-type described which comprises,

inacombination; a supporting frame including two i 1 horizontaltmembers' disposeclin-parallel relation to each other both at substantially the same level above zthetbottom of the frame, a seat unit-conprises, in combination,=' a swpbms Irame including two horizontal members disposed in parallel relation to each other both at substantially On their 1 eluding -two-horizontal members'rdisposedfiini parallel relation to each other@both-fatsubstantially the samevlevel' above thetbottomot said; frame,

other horizontal member,--whereby 'the-seat can rbefixed tin eitheriof two opposed -positions in sisting of two elements making a given angle with each other and-rigidly assembled together,

- and at least one hook carried by the outer face of at least one of said elements, adapted to pivotally engage on either of said horizontal mem- 5 in either of two opposed positions in said frame.

2. A seat of the-type described which comthe same level above the bottom of said frame, a, seati-unit consisting of two elements making an angle with each other, adjustable means for rigidly assembling said seat elements together,

and at least onehookcarried bythe outer face 20f at'zleast; one of said elements, adapted to pivotally engage on either of said horizontalmembers', the other element then resting on the other 20 horizontal jmember,;.whereby Kthe; se'atm'an be fixed ineither of-two opposedvp'ositions inr said :on the other horizontal member, "whereby:th

seat can: be fixed in either of two opposed posi- -tionsin the supportingframe. g, 5 these sectors. 19 areeach provided-with a circular slot 30 through whichextends a threaded rod carried-sbyrthe framel members lla of oneof the ele- 4. Aseat'of ther'type describedrtwhichu-coinprises, in combinatioma supportingztrameina seat unit consisting {01. two "elements making I an angle with each other, adjustable means for rigidly assembling said seat elementsuwith eachother, and atileast'oneshook carriedib'y the outer face'of reach of isaid elements'g-adapted to phmtally engage on each-otgsaid horizontal members, the other element then resting freely: on' the the supporting frame. M I

59A seat according to claim 3 "further-including an additionalsection pivoted to eacho'f said seat elements about a n'axis parallel-to its free edge," and means for locking said additional section in proper angular position L with "respect to the corresponding seat element. 

